Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly 4 R cosponsors

AB 617 — Relating to: applying for and returning absentee ballots; use of central counting locations; election night reporting; court determinations of incompetency and ineligibility to vote; preelection tests of electronic voting equipment, and providing a penalty. (FE)

Last action — Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has passed the Assembly. Introduced November 04, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

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Advancing 56% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Assembly

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (4 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

An Act to repeal 5.85 (5), 5.86, 6.79 (2) (d) and 7.03 (1) (c); to amend 5.05 (12), 5.84 (1), 5.84 (2), 5.85 (1), 5.87 (1), 5.91 (17), 6.18 (form), 6.33 (1), 6.87 (3) (d), 6.87 (9), 7.37 (12), 7.51 (1), 10.01 (2) (e), 12.60 (1) (a) and 54.25 (2) (c) 1. g.; to create 5.057, 6.855 (3m), 6.86 (1) (as) and 7.15 (16) of the statutes;

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

418 added · 434 removed

Plain-language change summary

The proposed changes to Assembly Bill 617 involve a simplification of how absentee ballot issues are handled. Previously, if a ballot was received with a defect, clerks had multiple options for dealing with it, including contacting the voter or returning the ballot. The new version streamlines this process by requiring clerks to immediately return any defective ballots to voters, allowing them to correct the issue more easily. This change is significant because it aims to enhance voter participation by reducing the chance that ballots are discarded due to minor errors.

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- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRBs0169/1 MPG&JK:skw/cjs/emw ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 2, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 617 November 11, 2025 - Offered by RepresentatiRUG.
CORRECTED COPY - 2026 LEGISLATURE LRB-5366/1 MPG:skw&cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 617 November 4, 2025 - Introduced by RepresentativRUGK, NYDER, O'CONNOR and K NODL, cosponsored by SenatorABRAL-GUEVARA .
Referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections.
to renumber and amend 6.87 (9);
to amend 5.05 (12), 5.84 (1), 5.84 (2), 5.85 (1), 5.87 (1), 5.91 (17), 6.18 (form), 6.33 (1), 6.87 (3) (d), 6.87 (9), 7.37 (12), 7.51 (1), 10.01 (2) (e), 12.60 (1) (a) and 54.25 (2) (c) 1.
to amend 5.05 (12), 5.84 (1), 5.84 (2), 5.85 (1), 5.87 (1), 5.91 (17), 6.18 (form), 6.33 (1), 6.86 (1) (b), 6.87 (3) (d), 7.37 (12), 7.51 (1), 10.01 (2) (e), 12.60 (1) (a) and 54.25 (2) (c) 1.
to create 5.057, 6.855 (3m), 6.86 (1) (as) and 6.87 (9) (b) of the statutes;
to create 5.057, 6.855 (3m), 6.86 (1) (as) and 7.15 (16) of the statutes;
election night reporting;
preelection tests of electronic voting equipment;
preelection tests of electronic voting equipment, and providing a penalty.
and providing a penalty.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau LOCATION OF ALTERNATE ABSENTEE BALLOT SITES Current law authorizes municipalities to establish one or more alternate absentee ballot sites to which voters may return absentee ballots for an election and and at which they may apply for and vote an in-person absentee ballotAn alternate site must be located as near as practicable to the office of the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners and may not be designated in such a way as to afford an advantage to any political party.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau LOCATION OF ALTERNATE ABSENTEE BALLOT SITES Current law authorizes municipalities to establish one or more alternate absentee ballot sites to which voters may return absentee ballots for an election and and at which they may apply for and vote an in-person absentee ballotAn alternate site must be located as near as practicable to the office of the municipal - 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRBs0169/1 MPG&JK:skw/cjs/emw clerk or board of election commissioners and may not be designated in such a way as to afford an advantage to any political party.
- 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRB-5366/1 MPG:skw&cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 617 Under the bill, an alternate absentee ballot site must be in a building or facility constituting a fixed location.
Under the bill, an alternate absentee ballot site must be in a building or facility constituting a fixed location.
ABSENTEE BALLOT CERTIFICATE DEFECTS Under current law, a municipal clerk may return to the voter an absentee ballot with an improperly completed certificate or with no certificate whenever time permits the voter to correct the defect and return the absentee ballot to the polling place before 8 p.m.
A BSENTEE BALLOT CERTIFICATE DEFECTS Under current law, a municipal clerk may return to the voter an absentee ballot with an improperly completed certificate or with no certificate whenever time permits the voter to correct the defect and return the absentee ballot to the polling place before 8 p.m.
Under the bill, in such a situation, the municipal clerk must do one of the following:
Under the bill, the municipal clerk must return such an absentee ballot to the voter under those circumstances.
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If the municipal clerk receives the ballot no later than the seventh day immediately preceding the election, return the ballot to the voter, together with a new envelope if necessary, for the voter to correct the defect and return the ballot in time to be counted for the election.
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Attempt to contact the voter by telephone or by other means to arrange for the voter to correct the defect.
Finally, the electronic application system must allow the municipal clerk to inform the voter by text message of the status of the voter’s application or ballot, such as if the application or absentee ballot certificate contains an error in need of correction by the voter.
The bill provides that all mobile telephone numbers submitted for the purposes provided under the bill are confidential.
The bill provides that all mobile telephone numbers submitted for the purposes provided under the bill are confidential, except with respect to law enforcement under certain circumstances.
A BSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATION DEADLINE Under current law, if a voter applies for an absentee ballot by mail, the application must be received by the municipal clerk no later than 5 p.m.
ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATION DEADLINE Under current law, if a voter applies for an absentee ballot by mail, the application must be received by the municipal clerk no later than 5 p.m.
- 2026 Legislature - 3 - LRBs0169/1 MPG&JK:skw/cjs/emw COURT DETERMINATIONS OF INCOMPETENCY AND INELIGIBILITY TO VOTE Under current law, no person who is incapable of understanding the objective of the elective process or who is under a guardianship may vote unless a court has determined that the person is competent to vote.
E LECTION NIGHT REPORTING Under the bill, at 10 p.m.
on election night, and every hour thereafter until the canvass is complete, each municipal clerk or his or her designee must provide to the county clerk of the county in which the municipality is located a statement that shows the total number of ballots, including absentee ballots, cast at the municipality in the election, the total number of ballots, including absentee ballots, that have been canvassed, and the total number of ballots, including absentee ballots, that remain to be canvassed.
The county clerk must promptly post each statement on the website on which the county clerk posts returns on election night.
In a municipality having a municipal board of election commissioners (currently, only the city of Milwaukee), the municipal board of election commissioners must also post the statement on the website maintained by the municipal board of - 2026 Legislature - 3 - LRB-5366/1 MPG:skw&cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 617 election commissioners.
The statement may not include the names or addresses of any electors.
COURT DETERMINATIONS OF INCOMPETENCY AND INELIGIBILITY TO VOTE Under current law, no person who is incapable of understanding the objective of the elective process or who is under a guardianship may vote unless a court has determined that the person is competent to vote.
The bill requires the circuit court to notify the Elections Commission and the voter’s municipal clerk, by email, of the court’s determination regarding incompetency and ineligibility to register to vote or to vote.
The bill requires the circuit court to notify the Elections Commission, by email, of the court’s determination regarding incompetency and ineligibility to register to vote or to vote.
The bill also provides that if a court reviews a determination of incompetency and ineligibility to vote and restores the voter’s right to vote, upon receipt of that determination by email, the commission must, within three business days, notify the voter and the voter’s municipal clerk that the voter is eligible to vote and that the voter is required to complete a new registration to vote if the voter intends to vote.
The bill also provides that if a court reviews a determination of incompetency and ineligibility to vote and restores the voter’s right to vote, upon receipt of that determination by email, the commission must, within three business days, notify the voter that the voter is eligible to vote and that the voter is required to complete a new registration to vote if the voter intends to vote.
Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime, - 2026 Legislature - 4 - LRB-5366/1 MPG:skw&cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 617 SECTION 1 the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a report.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
- 2026 Legislature - 4 - LRBs0169/1 MPG&JK:skw/cjs/emw SECTION 1 S ECTION 1.
SECTION 1.
5.05 (12) V OTER EDUCATION .
5.05 (12) VOTER EDUCATION .
S ECTION 2.
SECTION 2.
Upon receipt of a registration to vote, the municipal clerk shall examine the registration list to determine whether the elector is ineligible to register to vote or to vote in accordance with s.
Upon receipt of a registration to vote, the municipal clerk shall - 2026 Legislature - 5 - LRB-5366/1 MPG:skw&cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 617 SECTION 2 examine the registration list to determine whether the elector is ineligible to register to vote or to vote in accordance with s.
- 2026 Legislature - 5 - LRBs0169/1 MPG&JK:skw/cjs/emw SECTION 2 (2) If under s.
(2) If under s.
54.64 (2) (c), upon receipt of the reviewing court’s determination, the commission shall, no later than 3 business days after receiving the determination, notify the elector and the elector’s municipal clerk that the elector is eligible to vote, but that the elector is required to complete a new voter registration if the elector intends to vote.
54.64 (2) (c), upon receipt of the reviewing court’s determination, the commission shall, no later than 3 business days after receiving the determination, notify the elector that the elector is eligible to vote, but that the elector is required to complete a new voter registration if the elector intends to vote.
The commission shall submit with the notice to the elector a registration form for the elector to complete and return to the municipal clerk, if the elector intends to vote.
The commission shall submit with the notice a registration form for the elector to complete and return to the municipal clerk, if the elector intends to vote.
985 in one or more newspapers published within the municipality if a newspaper is published therein, otherwise in a newspaper of general circulation therein.
985 in one or more newspapers published within the municipality if a newspaper is published therein, otherwise in a - 2026 Legislature - 6 - LRB-5366/1 MPG:skw&cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 617 SECTION 3 newspaper of general circulation therein.
The test shall be conducted by processing a preaudited group of ballots so marked as to record a predetermined number of valid votes for each candidate and on each - 2026 Legislature - 6 - LRBs0169/1 MPG&JK:skw/cjs/emw SECTION 3 referendum.
The test shall be conducted by processing a preaudited group of ballots so marked as to record a predetermined number of valid votes for each candidate and on each referendum.
Whenever paper ballots are utilized at a polling place in combination with ballots employed in an electronic voting system, the paper ballots shall be deposited in a separate ballot box or boxes, according to the types of ballots used.
Whenever paper ballots are utilized at a polling place in combination with ballots employed in an electronic voting system, the paper ballots shall be - 2026 Legislature - 7 - LRB-5366/1 MPG:skw&cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 617 SECTION 5 deposited in a separate ballot box or boxes, according to the types of ballots used.
At each - 2026 Legislature - 7 - LRBs0169/1 MPG&JK:skw/cjs/emw SECTION 5 polling place, the applicable portions of the procedure prescribed for initiating the canvass under s.
At each polling place, the applicable portions of the procedure prescribed for initiating the canvass under s.
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5.91 (17) Unless the ballot is counted at a central counting location, it It includes a mechanism for notifying an elector who attempts to cast an excess number of votes for a single office that his or her votes for that office will not be - 2026 Legislature - 8 - LRBs0169/1 MPG&JK:skw/cjs/emw SECTION 9 counted, and provides the elector with an opportunity to correct his or her ballot or to receive and cast a replacement ballot.
5.91 (17) Unless the ballot is counted at a central counting location, it It - 2026 Legislature - 8 - LRB-5366/1 MPG:skw&cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 617 SECTION 9 includes a mechanism for notifying an elector who attempts to cast an excess number of votes for a single office that his or her votes for that office will not be counted, and provides the elector with an opportunity to correct his or her ballot or to receive and cast a replacement ballot.
Address ....(Present address) ....(City) ....(State) - 2026 Legislature - 9 - LRBs0169/1 MPG&JK:skw/cjs/emw S ECTION 10 Subscribed and sworn to before me this ....
- 2026 Legislature - 9 - LRB-5366/1 MPG:skw&cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 617 S ECTION 10 Address ....(Present address) ....(City) ....(State) Subscribed and sworn to before me this ....
The commission shall design the form to obtain from each elector information as to name;
The commission shall design the form to - 2026 Legislature - 10 - LRB-5366/1 MPG:skw&cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 617 S ECTION 11 obtain from each elector information as to name;
- 2026 Legislature - 10 - LRBs0169/1 MPG&JK:skw/cjs/emw S ECTION 11 citizenship;
citizenship;
The commission shall include on the form a space for entry of the ward and aldermanic district, if any, where the elector resides and any other information required to determine the offices and referenda for which the elector is certified to vote.
The commission shall include on the form a space for entry of the ward and aldermanic - 2026 Legislature - 11 - LRB-5366/1 MPG:skw&cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 617 S ECTION 11 district, if any, where the elector resides and any other information required to determine the offices and referenda for which the elector is certified to vote.
The - 2026 Legislature - 11 - LRBs0169/1 MPG&JK:skw/cjs/emw S ECTION 11 commission shall also include on the form a space where the clerk may record an indication of whether the form is received by mail or by electronic application, a space where the clerk shall record an indication of the type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of residence under s.
The commission shall also include on the form a space where the clerk may record an indication of whether the form is received by mail or by electronic application, a space where the clerk shall record an indication of the type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of residence under s.
(a) and submits his or her mobile telephone number with the application, after the elector completes and submits the application, the electronic application system maintained by the commission shall automatically notify the elector by text message that his or her application has been received.
(a) and submits his or her mobile telephone number with the application, after the elector completes and submits the application, the electronic application system maintained by the commission shall automatically notify the elector by text - 2026 Legislature - 12 - LRB-5366/1 MPG:skw&cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 617 S ECTION 14 message that his or her application has been received.
In addition, after the elector completes and returns his or her ballot, the electronic application system - 2026 Legislature - 12 - LRBs0169/1 MPG&JK:skw/cjs/emw S ECTION 14 maintained by the commission shall automatically notify the elector by text message that his or her ballot has been received.
In addition, after the elector completes and returns his or her ballot, the electronic application system maintained by the commission shall automatically notify the elector by text message that his or her ballot has been received.
The electronic application system maintained by the commission shall also allow the municipal clerk to inform the elector by text message of the status of his or her application or ballot, such as if the application or absentee ballot certificate contains an error in need of correction by the elector.
19, except that the mobile telephone numbers may be provided to a law enforcement agency, as defined in s.
19.
165.83 (1) (b), pursuant to a warrant or court order, to conduct an investigation.
6.86 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
6.86 (1) (b) Except as provided in this section, if application is made by mail, the application shall be received no later than 5 p.m.
on the 5th 7th day immediately preceding the election.If application is made in person, the application shall be made no earlier than 14 days preceding the election and no later than the Sunday preceding the election.
No application may be received on a legal holiday.
A municipality shall specify the hours in the notice under s.
10.01 (2) (e).
The municipal clerk or an election official shall witness the certificate for any in-person absentee ballot cast.
Except as provided in par.
(c), if the elector is making written application for an absentee ballot at the partisan primary, the general election, the presidential preference primary, or a special election for national office, and the application indicates that the elector is a military elector, as defined in s.
6.34 (1), the application shall be received by the municipal clerk no - 2026 Legislature - 13 - LRBs0169/1 MPG&JK:skw/cjs/emw S ECTION 15 later than 5 p.m.
on election day.
If the application indicates that the reason for requesting an absentee ballot is that the elector is a sequestered juror, the application shall be received no later than 5 p.m.
on election day.
If the application is received after 5 p.m.
on the Friday immediately preceding the election, the municipal clerk or the clerk’s agent shall immediately take the ballot to the court in which the elector is serving as a juror and deposit it with the judge.
The judge shall recess court, as soon as convenient, and give the elector the ballot.
The judge shall then witness the voting procedure as provided in s.
6.87 and shall deliver the ballot to the clerk or agent of the clerk who shall deliver it to the polling place or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s.
7.52, to the municipal clerk as required in s.
6.88.
If application is made under sub.
(2) or (2m), the application may be received no later than 5 p.m.
on the Friday immediately preceding the election.
S ECTION 16.
If the clerk transmits an absentee ballot to a military or overseas elector electronically, the clerk shall also transmit a facsimile or electronic copy of the text of the material that appears on the - 2026 Legislature - 14 - LRBs0169/1 MPG&JK:skw/cjs/emw S ECTION 16 certificate envelope prescribed in sub.
If the clerk transmits an absentee ballot to a military or overseas elector electronically, the clerk shall also transmit a facsimile or electronic copy of the text of the material that appears on the certificate envelope prescribed in sub.
(4) (b) and to enclose the absentee ballot in a separate envelope contained within a larger envelope, that shall include the completed certificaThe elector shall then affix sufficient postage unless the absentee ballot qualifies for mailing free of postage under federal free postage laws and shall mail the absentee ballot to the municipal clerk.
(4) (b) and to enclose the absentee ballot in a separate envelope contained within a larger envelope, that shall include the completed certificaThe elector shall then affix sufficient postage unless the absentee ballot qualifies for mailing free of postage under - 2026 Legislature - 13 - LRB-5366/1 MPG:skw&cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 617 S ECTION 15 federal free postage laws and shall mail the absentee ballot to the municipal clerk.
S ECTION 17.
S ECTION 16.
6.87 (9) of the statutes is renumbered 6.87 (9) (intro.) and amended to read:
6.87 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
6.87 (9) (intro.) If a municipal clerk receives an absentee ballot with an improperly completed certificate or with no certificate, the clerk may shall do any of the following:
6.87 (9) If a municipal clerk receives an absentee ballot with an improperly completed certificate or with no certificate, the clerk may shall return the ballot to the elector, inside the sealed envelope when an envelope is received, together with a new envelope if necessary, whenever time permits the elector to correct the defect and return the ballot within the period authorized under sub.
(a) If the municipal clerk receives the ballot no later than the 7th day immediately preceding the election, return the ballot to the elector, inside the sealed envelope when an envelope is received, together with a new envelope if necessary, whenever time permits for the elector to correct the defect and return the ballot within the period authorized under sub.
S ECTION 18.
S ECTION 17.
6.87 (9) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
6.87 (9) (b) Attempt to contact the elector by telephone or by other means to arrange for the elector to correct the defect.
- 2026 Legislature - 15 - LRBs0169/1 MPG&JK:skw/cjs/emw S ECTION 19 S ECTION 19.
S ECTION 20.
S ECTION 18.
7.15 (16) of the statutes is created to read:
7.15 (16) ELECTION NIGHT REPORTING.
(a) At 10 p.m.
on election night, and every hour thereafter until the canvass is complete, the municipal clerk or his or her designee or municipal board of election commissioners shall provide to the county clerk of the county in which the municipality is located or the county board of election commissioners a statement that shows the total number of ballots, including absentee ballots, cast at the municipality in the election, the total number of ballots, including absentee ballots, that have been canvassed, and the total number of ballots, including absentee ballots, that remain to be canvassed.
The county clerk or county board of election commissioners shall promptly post each statement on the website on which the county posts returns on election night under s.
7.60.
In a municipality having a municipal board of election commissioners, the - 2026 Legislature - 14 - LRB-5366/1 MPG:skw&cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 617 S ECTION 18 statement required under this subsection shall also be posted on the website maintained by the municipal board of election commissioners.
The statement may not include the names or addresses of any electors.
(b) An absentee ballot may be considered canvassed for purposes of par.
(a) only after all tasks have been completed in the canvassing process except for the tallying of votes.
S ECTION 19.
S ECTION 21.
S ECTION 20.
The canvass, whether conducted at the polling place or at a central counting location, shall continue without adjournment until the canvass of all ballots cast and received on or before election day is completed and the return statement is made or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s.
The canvass, whether conducted at the polling place or at a central counting location, shall continue without adjournment until the canvass of all ballots cast and - 2026 Legislature - 15 - LRB-5366/1 MPG:skw&cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 617 S ECTION 20 received on or before election day is completed and the return statement is made or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s.
The inspectors shall - 2026 Legislature - 16 - LRBs0169/1 MPG&JK:skw/cjs/emw S ECTION 21 not permit access to the name of any elector who has obtained a confidential listing under s.
The inspectors shall not permit access to the name of any elector who has obtained a confidential listing under s.
S ECTION 22.
S ECTION 21.
The clerk of each special purpose district which calls a special election shall publish a type E notice on the 4th Tuesday preceding the primary for the special election, if any, on the 4th Tuesday preceding a special referendum, and on the 3rd Tuesday preceding a special election for an office which is not held concurrently with the spring or general election except as authorized in s.
The clerk of each special purpose district which calls a special election shall publish a type E notice on the 4th Tuesday preceding the primary for the special election, if - 2026 Legislature - 16 - LRB-5366/1 MPG:skw&cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 617 S ECTION 21 any, on the 4th Tuesday preceding a special referendum, and on the 3rd Tuesday preceding a special election for an office which is not held concurrently with the spring or general election except as authorized in s.
All notices under this paragraph shall be published in the manner provided under this chapter and on the - 2026 Legislature - 17 - LRBs0169/1 MPG&JK:skw/cjs/emw S ECTION 22 website maintained by the municipality.
All notices under this paragraph shall be published in the manner provided under this chapter and on the website maintained by the municipality.
S ECTION 23.
S ECTION 22.
S ECTION 24.
S ECTION 23.
g., the finding of the court shall be limited to a determination as to voting eligibilThe appointment of a guardian is not required for an individual whose sole limitation is ineligibility to vote.
g., the finding of the court shall be limited to a determination as to voting eligibilThe appointment of a guardian is not required for an individual whose sole limitation is ineligibility to - 2026 Legislature - 17 - LRB-5366/1 MPG:skw&cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 617 SECTION 23 vote.
The court shall, no later than 3 days after the determination, notify the elections commission and the individual’s municipal clerk for voting purposes by email of the determination of the court shall be communicated in writing by the clerk of court to the election official or agency charged under s.
The court shall, no later than 3 days after the determination, notify the elections commission by email of the determination of the court shall be communicated in writing by the clerk of court to the election official or agency charged under s.
6.48, 6.92, 6.925, - 2026 Legislature - 18 - LRBs0169/1 MPG&JK:skw/cjs/emw S ECTION 24 6.93, or 7.52 (5) with the responsibility for determining challenges to registration and voting that may be directed against that elector.
6.48, 6.92, 6.925, 6.93, or 7.52 (5) with the responsibility for determining challenges to registration and voting that may be directed against that elector.
An email notification sent to the elections commission and applicable municipal clerk under this subd.
An email notification sent to the elections commission under this subd.
54.64 (2), and the court shall notify the elections commission, the individual’s municipal clerk for voting purposes, the individual, and the individual’s guardian, if applicable, by mail and email of any subsequent determination of the court shall be likewise communicated by the clerk of court.
54.64 (2), and the court shall notify the elections commission, the individual, and the individual’s guardian, if applicable, by mail and email of any subsequent determination of the court shall be likewise communicated by the clerk of court.
SECTION 25.
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- 2026 Legislature - 19 - LRBs0169/1 MPG&JK:skw/cjs/emw S ECTION 25 (1) The treatment of ss.
(1) The treatment of ss.
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Action History

  1. Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Fiscal estimate received

  3. Read first time and referred to committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development

  4. Received from Assembly

  5. Ordered immediately messaged

  6. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 53, Noes 44

  7. Rules suspended

  8. Ordered to a third reading

  9. Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adopted

  10. Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 laid on table, Ayes 53, Noes 44

  11. Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 offered by Representative Snodgrass

  12. Read a second time

  13. Fiscal estimate received

  14. Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules

  15. Referred to committee on Rules

  16. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 5, Noes 2

  17. Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 4, Noes 2

  18. LRB correction (Assembly Substitute Amendment 2)

  19. Executive action taken

  20. Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representatives Snodgrass and Anderson

  21. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Snodgrass and Anderson

  22. Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Krug

  23. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Snodgrass and Anderson

  24. Public hearing held

  25. LRB correction

  26. Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections

  27. Introduced by Representatives Krug, Snyder, O'Connor and Knodl; cosponsored by Senator Cabral-Guevara

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Passed 53 Yea · 44 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 52100
Unaffiliated 1300
Democrat 04002
Total 534402
% of votes cast 54%44%0%2%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
ANDERSON — Nay
JOHNSON — Nay
MOORE OMOKUNDE — Nay
SPEAKER — Yea
Andraca, Deb Democrat Nay
Arney, Margaret Democrat Nay
Bare, Mike Democrat Nay
Billings, Jill Democrat Nay
Brown, Brienne Democrat Nay
Clancy, Ryan Democrat Nay
Cruz, Angelina Democrat Nay
DeSanto, Karen Democrat Nay
DeSmidt, Ben Democrat Nay
Doyle, Steve Democrat Nay
Emerson, Jodi Democrat Nay
Fitzgerald, Joan Democrat Nay
Goodwin, Russell Democrat Nay
Haywood, Kalan Democrat Not Voting
Hong, Francesca Democrat Nay
Hysell, Andrew Democrat Nay
Jacobson, Jenna Democrat Nay
Joers, Alex Democrat Nay
Kirsch, Karen Democrat Nay
Madison, Darrin Democrat Nay
Mayadev, Renuka Democrat Nay
McCarville, Maureen Democrat Nay
McGuire, Tip Democrat Nay
Miresse, Vincent Democrat Nay
Neubauer, Greta Democrat Nay
Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia Democrat Nay
Palmeri, Lori Democrat Nay
Phelps, Christian Democrat Nay
Prado, Priscilla Democrat Nay
Rivera-Wagner, Amaad Democrat Nay
Roe, Ann Democrat Nay
Sheehan, Joe Democrat Nay
Sinicki, Christine Democrat Nay
Snodgrass, Lee Democrat Nay
Spaude, Ryan Democrat Nay
Stroud, Angela Democrat Nay
Stubbs, Shelia Democrat Nay
Subeck, Lisa Democrat Nay
Taylor, Sequanna Democrat Not Voting
Tenorio, Angelito Democrat Nay
Udell, Randy Democrat Nay
Vining, Robyn Democrat Nay
Allen, Scott Republican Yea
Armstrong, David Republican Yea
August, Tyler Republican Yea
Behnke, Elijah Republican Yea
Born, Mark Republican Yea
Brill, Lindee Republican Yea
Brooks, Robert Republican Yea
Callahan, Calvin Republican Yea
Dallman, Alex Republican Yea
Dittrich, Barbara Republican Yea
Donovan, Bob Republican Yea
Duchow, Cindi Republican Yea
Franklin, Benjamin Republican Yea
Goeben, Joy Republican Yea
Green, Chanz Republican Yea
Gundrum, Rick Republican Yea
Gustafson, Nate Republican Yea
Hurd, Karen Republican Yea
Jacobson, Brent Republican Yea
Kaufert, Dean Republican Yea
Kitchens, Joel Republican Yea
Knodl, Daniel Republican Yea
Kreibich, Rob Republican Yea
Krug, Scott Republican Yea
Kurtz, Tony Republican Yea
Maxey, Dave Republican Yea
Melotik, Paul Republican Yea
Moses, Clint Republican Yea
Murphy, David Republican Yea
Mursau, Jeffrey Republican Yea
Nedweski, Amanda Republican Yea
Neylon, Adam Republican Yea
Novak, Todd Republican Yea
O'Connor, Jerry Republican Yea
Penterman, William Republican Yea
Petersen, Kevin Republican Yea
Piwowarczyk, Jim Republican Yea
Pronschinske, Treig Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Yea
Snyder, Patrick Republican Yea
Sortwell, Shae Republican Yea
Spiros, John Republican Yea
Steffen, David Republican Yea
Summerfield, Rob Republican Yea
Swearingen, Rob Republican Yea
Tittl, Paul Republican Nay
Tranel, Travis Republican Yea
Tucker, Duke Republican Yea
Tusler, Ron Republican Yea
VanderMeer, Nancy Republican Yea
Wichgers, Chuck Republican Yea
Wittke, Robert Republican Yea
Zimmerman, Shannon Republican Yea

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What does AB 617 do?
An Act to repeal 5.85 (5), 5.86, 6.79 (2) (d) and 7.03 (1) (c); to amend 5.05 (12), 5.84 (1), 5.84 (2), 5.85 (1), 5.87 (1), 5.91 (17), 6.18 (form), 6.33 (1), 6.87 (3) (d), 6.87 (9), 7.37 (12), 7.51 (1), 10.01 (2) (e), 12.60 (1) (a) and 54.25 (2) (c) 1. g.; to create 5.057, 6.855 (3m), 6.86 (1) (as) and 7.15 (16) of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 617?
AB 617 is sponsored by Cabral-Guevara, Krug, Scott (Republican), Snyder, Patrick (Republican), O'Connor, Jerry (Republican), and Knodl, Daniel (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 617?
This bill has passed the Assembly. Introduced November 04, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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